Materia Nova, your partner for innovation The Research Centre Materia Nova is a non-profit organization with the following sk ... ills: bio-polymers- blends synthesis, polymer formulations, bio-sourced plastics using reactive extrusion technologies from lab scale to pilot scale (300 kg/h). Materials interface biotechnology- Study of biological phenomena at materials interface as antimicrobial action and increased proliferative properties of materials. Polymer nanocomposites- Homogeneous dispersion of nanoparticles within a polymer matrix. Plasma surface treatments- Strongly ionised plasmas are used to improve the quality of the thin films deposited on complex substrates. Anticorrosion treatments- Replacing hexavalent chromium by trivalent chromium, self-healing surface treatments, coatings based on self-assembled single films, and sol-gel silicon-based compounds. Organic semiconductors- Transparent organic electroluminescent diodes, photovoltaic cells and other organic optical electronic devices. read more